Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 78 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Efficacy and Tolerability of Tedizolid Phosphate in the Treatment of Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection among Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Y. Kang, V. M. Aquino, A. Y. Koh, D. Wetzel, P. K. Sue
Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Mycobacterium abscessus complex infections are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Treatment can be challenging due to broad spectrum…
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Impact of Renal Transplant on the Outcomes of Breast Cancer Surgery
A. Choubey¹, A. Parsikia², D. Samson², M. Castaldi², R. Latifi², J. Ortiz¹
¹The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: Breast Carcinoma has the highest incidence of any cancer in adult females. The impact of a prior kidney transplant (KT) on breast cancer has…
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Effect of Everolimus and Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitors on Biopsy Proven BK Virus Associated Nephropathy
Z. S. Zaky, M. Spinner, B. Stephany, S. Nurko, R. Fatica, J. Augustine, E. Poggio
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is a clinically important entity that contributes to allograft loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors…
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Post-Transplant Blood Borne Infectious Disease Testing in Recipients of Increased Risk Donor Livers: A Single Center Experience
J. Hendele
University of Washington, Seatttle, WA
*Purpose: Increasing the recovery and utilization of donor livers has become a key goal for transplant programs in the United States over the past decade.…
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Empowering Patients to Self-Care Dialysis Previous to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Warrant Adherence to Immunosuppression
F. Ortiz¹, I. Helanterä²
¹Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ²Kidney and Liver Transplantation, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
*Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppression increases the risk of kidney graft loss. We hypothesized that patient education to self-care dialysis has a positive impact on adherence…
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Low Food Security in Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with Worse Graft Function, Lower Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Increased Psychosocial Stress
E. Kasparov, K. Cruickshank, A. Saleh, S. Pak, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Long-term kidney graft survival may be affected by factors other than biologic, including social determinants of health. We examined the association of the use…
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Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Multiorgan Transplants
P. Kingsford¹, J. P. Li¹, C. J. Lum², A. Salimbangon³, G. Liu¹, A. M. Wolfson⁴, R. R. Chand⁵, P. Banankhah¹, P. A. Genyk¹, D. Vucicevic⁶, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, L. Grazette¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, J. Nattiv¹, S. Hashmi¹, S. B. Nuno¹, J. Pizula¹, D. J. Miklin¹, A. E. Lee¹, K. Yang¹, S. Shah¹, A. S. Vaidya¹, E. C. DePasquale¹
¹LAC+USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁵Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Newark Beth-Israel, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We sought to elucidate the differences in outcomes between patients undergoing Heart-Lung (HL) Heart-Lung-Kidney (HLK) and Heart-Lung-Liver (HLL) multiorgan transplantation.*Methods: Using the UNOS registry,…
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Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor: Trigger of Rejection in Lung Transplantation?
K. Walter¹, M. Patti¹, S. Khalid², L. Kemp¹, L. J. Lobo³, R. Coakley³, S. Krishnan³, C. T. Doligalski¹
¹University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF) is a management strategy for post-transplant neutropenia, but may increase the risk of rejection in lung transplant recipients (LTRs).…
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Association between Pre-Transplant Frailty and Increased Length of Stay after Lung Transplantation
J. Schaenman, N. Ventigan, J. Huang, S. Jaladanki, L. Shih, S. Gee, D. Sayah, S. S. Weigt, A. Ardehali, R. Biniwale, D. Goldwater
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Given the growing numbers of older lung transplant candidates, there has been increasing interest in using frailty assessment for risk stratification of transplant candidates.…
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The Plasma DdcfDNA Level Associates with the Pathological Characteristics in Renal Allograft
R. Wang, J. Shen, J. Wu, J. Chen
Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) is a promising biomarker for monitoring the allograft health status, however, its relationship with the pathological characteristics is still elusive.*Methods:…